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🇮🇩 Indonesia vs 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Indonesia has 48.2M more people — 285,721,236 against 237,527,782. Below, 35 indicators both countries publish, side by side.

🇮🇩 Indonesia
285,721,236
Asia · rank #4 · +0.79%
World Bank, 2025
🇳🇬 Nigeria
237,527,782
Africa · rank #6 · +2.06%
World Bank, 2025

Every Shared Indicator

35 indicators published for both countries. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

Values are each country's most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each.
IndicatorIndonesiaNigeria
Population285,721,2364th of 240237,527,7826th of 240
Annual Growth Rate+0.79%123rd of 240+2.06%48th of 240
Population Density/km²149/km²84th of 240250/km²58th of 240
Land Areakm²1,892,555 km²14th of 240910,770 km²30th of 240
Urban Population59.4%146th of 24063.8%128th of 240
GDP per Capita$5,060162nd of 240$1,224215th of 240
GDP Growth+5.1%48th of 210+4.0%78th of 210
Life Expectancyyears71.3 years166th of 24054.6 years240th of 240
Fertility Ratebirths per woman2.12 births per woman101st of 2404.38 births per woman15th of 240
Birth Rateper 1,00015.8 per 1,00099th of 21332.5 per 1,00020th of 213
Death Rateper 1,0007.6 per 1,00092nd of 21311.6 per 1,00020th of 213
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births15.2 per 1,000 live births83rd of 19469.8 per 1,000 live births2nd of 194
Unemployment Rate3.2%139th of 1863.1%143rd of 186
Inflation Rate1.9%131st of 19123.0%11th of 191
Poverty Rate9.0%144th of 16456.2%10th of 164
Gini Index34.489th of 17033.996th of 170
Health Spendingof GDP2.7% of GDP184th of 1924.2% of GDP150th of 192
Physiciansper 1,0000.52 per 1,000150th of 2060.38 per 1,000158th of 206
Hospital Bedsper 1,0001.37 per 1,000139th of 1990.50 per 1,000182nd of 199
Literacy Rate96.0%77th of 17570.4%143rd of 175
Education Spendingof GDP1.3% of GDP195th of 2020.3% of GDP201st of 202
School Enrollmentgross, secondary97.2% gross, secondary75th of 20746.9% gross, secondary181st of 207
Renewable Energyof final consumption20.2% of final consumption106th of 21180.3% of final consumption16th of 211
Forest Coverageof land area47.7% of land area56th of 21123.2% of land area122nd of 211
Internet Penetration72.8%124th of 21141.2%168th of 211
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people122.5 per 100 people82nd of 21270.8 per 100 people178th of 212
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births140 per 100,000 live births53rd of 193993 per 100,000 live births1st of 193
Military Spendingof GDP0.78% of GDP135th of 1630.56% of GDP150th of 163
Protected Areasof land area12.0% of land area145th of 21113.9% of land area132nd of 211
Median Ageyears30.4 years133rd of 24018.1 years220th of 240
Mean Years of Schoolingyears9.1 years84th of 1486.7 years118th of 148
Human Development Index0.728112th of 1920.560163rd of 192
Happiness Index/ 105.62/ 1091st of 1644.79/ 10114th of 164
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita2.87 tonnes per capita113th of 2120.58 tonnes per capita175th of 212
Obesity Rate12.0%155th of 19812.1%153rd of 198

Population, 1950–2100

Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.

IndonesiaNigeria
0100M200M300M400M500M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Indonesia and Nigeria population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Indonesia195068.8M
Indonesia1975131.8M
Indonesia2000216.1M
Indonesia2025285.7M
Indonesia2050320.7M
Indonesia2075317.7M
Indonesia2100295.5M
Nigeria195037.3M
Nigeria197563.4M
Nigeria2000126.4M
Nigeria2025237.5M
Nigeria2050359.2M
Nigeria2075447M
Nigeria2100476.7M

Reading This Comparison

Size is not the same as rate

Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.

Mind the vintages

Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.

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